Plays Nicely With Others: Some Thoughts on Issues Raised at the 6th International Meeting of Mine Action Directors, Geneva, March 17–20, 2003

Authors

Dennis Barlow, Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR)Follow

Abstract

At the Mine Action Information Center (MAIC), we have tried to drive this demon away and to deal in (to paraphrase Woodrow Wilson), “open information, openly arrived at.” We were gratified at the directors’ meeting when someone from outside the mine action community (Niels Harild of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees) suggested that the paradigm has now shifted. To share information in today’s world, he asserts, is to increase—not diminish—one’s power. It is through that hopeful and re-polished lens that we would like to review two critical issues facing the mine action community—strategic planning and coordination, which were raised at the recent meetings in Geneva.

Recommended Citation

Barlow, Dennis (2003) "Plays Nicely With Others: Some Thoughts on Issues Raised at the 6th International Meeting of Mine Action Directors, Geneva, March 17–20, 2003," Journal of Mine Action : Vol. 7 : Iss. 1 , Article 44.
Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol7/iss1/44